Trinituner Reefers, Saltwater Aquarium Fish Keepers

[HondaB20B]

Even hypo salinty won't kill those damn aptasia. You can try some Red Sea aptasia X or kalk paste for the bigger ones. Then for the real tiny ones try a few more pepermint or another coperband.

I gave him a bottle of aptasia X. The thing is its a couple hundred he says in the tank. The huge.
External audio, post some pics and their sizes

[ziggy_dappa]

Hundreds you say!! Damn. It's gonna be a long battle.

[HondaB20B]

If it the amount he told me before and you saying the hyposalinity wont work, Then his next best thing might be the only thing that no one wants to hear. Full the tank with fresh water and restart. I did that on my other tank years ago when it got velvet and ich in one shot. I had to wash everything in fresh water and start over. Wasn't easy

[eternal audio]

raj tell me i hada leave pipe water in da tank for 2wks to make sure them damn ting dead cuz it does take long to die in pipe water

[ziggy_dappa]

^^ that's y I said hypo salinity won't kill them. Full tank scrap is the only sure way but I say give it a shot with aptasia x and kalk paste 1st.

[HondaB20B]

raj tell me i hada leave pipe water in da tank for 2wks to make sure them damn ting dead cuz it does take long to die in pipe water

Well I lost now......... about 2 mths ago I told you put pipe water in d tank and leave it. Up to this morning when you message me, you said that raj said don't fill the tank with tapwater. I really confused

[greenlime100]

Huge gsp...

[meccalli]

raj tell me i hada leave pipe water in da tank for 2wks to make sure them damn ting dead cuz it does take long to die in pipe water

Bleach and hotwater!!

[greenlime100]

Forum quiet man..... like things running smooth lol

[eternal audio]

i need some help i have a bio pellet reactor two little fishies 550 reactor and i buy a marine land 474gph pump to use with it and the valve open all and the biopellts still not tumbling, i have a little more than 1/4 filled with pellets. before i added this pump i had the reactor with a small pump and was workin fine for the first few days after alot of clumpin and low flow so i changed the pump and have good flow comin out of the reactor but no tumbling of pellets

[greenlime100]

Are you sure the inlet and out is set correct? As in you didn't put the pump on the outlet side? Also I believe there is a thin white mesh that is used for biopellets, the black sponge that comes with it may reduce flow.

Also if all is correct then ensure the reactor is level and then I would remove all the biopellets. ..and put probably quater what you have there. Once that is tumbling then add the rest

[HondaB20B]

^^^^^ what he said or it could also be the 90 deg elbow that connects to the down tube (which leads to the bottom of reactor) has come loose so water is just going in and out. I had allot of problems before with that same reactor. one min it working good, the next its loose. When that happens the pellets just clump together and problem start. The mesh and sponge gets clogged easily. I got real fed up of servicing it every 2-3 wks and end up buying the Hydra Aquatics BioPellet Reactor 2. Its a bit more expensive but works great. Think its about a year now and works real good. Never had any problems. There are some vids on youtube showing you how to modify the brand you have. You always have to be servicing and cleaning pumps, reactors and skimmers on a regular basis when you have stuff in a sump. I do a general cleaning of all the equipment every 3-4 mths.

[HondaB20B]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... pSPBEZ_QY0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 21X2-PsQbI

[eternal audio]

i check the 90 degree elbow and it is hooked up correctly still having the problem gona take out sum of the pellets and try it now

[HondaB20B]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 2PfCHJHXeY

[superman cre8tions]

Need to get some fishes off my hands anyone interested please PM

French Angel
One Spot Butterfly fish
Harlequin Bass
Blue Head Wrasse
High Hat

Please note these are NOT reef safe fishes , some nip at corals and others may eat inverts.
Perfect for FOWLR tanks .

[HondaB20B]

Hey superman, I messaging you since August. PM me your #. You know how long I waiting on them fish and corals?

[superman cre8tions]

Whats the best brand of wavemakers other than Vortech , ones than can be controlled ?

[madman_devin]

I've had tunze for a few years, never had any problems.

[HondaB20B]

Whats the best brand of wavemakers other than Vortech , ones than can be controlled ?

like you having second thoughts
Heard the Tunze's are good as what he said. I never used them. The choice is yours. Just get the right size for your size tank. One good thing about reef tanks you can always push real water in them and the fish and most corals will love them. I still never had any problems with my two MP40's and the running about 27mths+ 24/7 with no problems. May just have to change the Teflon bushings soon though. Try the Tunze's

[superman cre8tions]

My pumps (1300 gph)are blowing the mushrooms off my rocks so i need to get some smaller pumps !
Tried all kinda ting to deflect the water , from off glass, the rocks , use only one pump etc still trouble , some of my mushrooms are almost the size of my hand now so i thinking about putting more than two pumps in the tank that carry less gph output .

[HondaB20B]

My pumps (1300 gph)are blowing the mushrooms off my rocks so i need to get some smaller pumps !
Tried all kinda ting to deflect the water , from off glass, the rocks , use only one pump etc still trouble , some of my mushrooms are almost the size of my hand now so i thinking about putting more than two pumps in the tank that carry less gph output .

then that go take up more space, use more current and if you not running a chiller, more temp. (might be minute)
Then why you putting your pumps facing down and to the rocks with your mushrooms..

[superman cre8tions]

The pumps are facing up towards the surface and still problems , they just to powerful for the tank .

[HondaB20B]

The pumps are facing up towards the surface and still problems , they just to powerful for the tanK .

That problem easy to fix man..........

GET A BIGGER TANK

[greenlime100]

Thats always an option LOL get a bigger tank

[HondaB20B]

I've had tunze for a few years, never had any problems.

which ones of the tunzes you running and does it chatter (the impeller) when power comes back on like the koralias. There is a location in my tank that I cant put the other MP40 because of the motor being on the outside. My next bet is a tunze or another koralia. Also looking into the JBJ oceanstreams

[madman_devin]

I can't remember the exact model number, but it was 2200 gals x 2. And yeah they made noise for about 3 seconds when first powered on.

I've had tunze for a few years, never had any problems.

which ones of the tunzes you running and does it chatter (the impeller) when power comes back on like the koralias. There is a location in my tank that I cant put the other MP40 because of the motor being on the outside. My next bet is a tunze or another koralia. Also looking into the JBJ oceanstreams

[HondaB20B]

I can't remember the exact model number, but it was 2200 gals x 2. And yeah they made noise for about 3 seconds when first powered on.

I've had tunze for a few years, never had any problems.

which ones of the tunzes you running and does it chatter (the impeller) when power comes back on like the koralias. There is a location in my tank that I cant put the other MP40 because of the motor being on the outside. My next bet is a tunze or another koralia. Also looking into the JBJ oceanstreams

ok cool

[thatlife]

newbie here

always wanted a salt water tank and finally bought a set up

I have no experience, just did some reading over the past year


I wanted something small to start with, I know it will be more work but I don't have the space for something bigger at the moment.

What I bought:

Coralife Biocube 29 Gallon
http://www.coralifeproducts.com/product ... ums-tanks/



Oceanic 36011 BiocubeMini Ultraviolet Sterilizer, 5-Watt
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0027I ... UTF8&psc=1


Oceanic 82053 BioCube Protein Skimmer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015G ... UTF8&psc=1


Digital Thermometer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002D ... UTF8&psc=1


Hydrometer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00019 ... UTF8&psc=1


API Saltwater Master Test Kit
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EU ... UTF8&psc=1








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Coralife Biocube 29 Media Basket
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B40 ... UTF8&psc=1


Seachem Purigen 100ml
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002A ... UTF8&psc=1

Boyd Chemi-Pure Elite 11.74 oz
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UE ... UTF8&psc=1
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^ from some online reviews I read that the "bioballs" that comes with the Biocube are not so good for filtration, so I bought the media basket, seachem and boyd chem-pure to replace it.



I would just like to have a coral, couple clown fish and similar types and probably an anemone

how am I looking so far?
any suggestions?
what else do I need?
where do I get water
Where do I buy sand, fishes and rock?
what should I do once I have everything installed?

any assistance is appreciated.
thanks!

[bir123]

Did you buy the bio cube in trinidad or ordered it online .